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Updated Feb. 15, 2008 12:01 a.m. ET

Despite what the open-borders advocacy groups would like to believe, Hispanic voters don't cast their votes solely, or even primarily, on the basis of the immigration issue ("McCain's Latin Dance," Politics & Economics, Feb. 9). The good news is that if John McCain follows the example of George Bush's 2004 campaign, when Bush got 40% of Hispanic votes, he can do well among Hispanic voters. But note: The Bush campaign didn't use immigration reform as a key issue in appealing to Hispanic voters. The record shows that the 2004 Bush-Cheney campaign used traditional conservative Republican themes that...